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Graduate Researcher
The University of Texas at Austin
Sep 2013 - Present (11 years 1 month)
Created continuous flow hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) reactor to convert sludge to crude oil
Designed and conducted experiments to characterize HTL crude oil output
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
The University of Texas at Austin
Sep 2013 - May 2014 (8 months)
Guest lectured for Thermodynamics and Thermal-Fluids Systems courses
Taught students during group review sessions and individual office hours
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Project Leader
Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering
Jun 2010 - Aug 2013 (3 years 2 months)
Designed two pico-hydroelectric plants for implementation in Rwanda.
On-Campus Project Leader: Led a group of 20 students with the goal of rural electrification in developing countries. Managed technical subgroups, collaborated with NGO and university partners, and planned international trips.
Assistant Trip Leader: Twice co-managed a group of 8 students during a 2-month project in Rwanda to implement a hydroelectric site and identify potential new sites.
Awarded USA EPA: People, Prosperity and Planet Student Design for Sustainability Grant
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Mechanical Engineering Intern
Arup
Jun 2012 - Aug 2012 (2 months)
Performed pressure drop, duct leakage, cooling load and stack height calculations.
Modified building design to meet LEED certification and applied for LEED credits.
Wrote reports for clients including JetBlue, UBS and government organizations
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Presidential Scholar Research Assistant
Dartmouth College
Sep 2010 - Mar 2011 (6 months)
Awarded funding to set up testing mechanism to compare energy-efficient heat exchanger prototype against the state of the art.